Spotlight - A Top 10 Favorite Movie

Originally posted on January 13, 2019

Spotlight: Spotlight is a movie I'd put in my "Top 10 List" of all-time best movies. It's not a subject nor a genre that I would normally place in a top 10 list. I'm an action-adventure movie type guy.

Why does this movie appeal to me?: I hate to say this, but the acting and character development was most excellent. The passion of the reporters (I'm a former newspaper reporter) in the movie was more than credible. As of the publish date of this post, I have watched this movie three times. During each viewing, I find more to like about the movie.

Synopsis: Spotlight is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film follows The Boston Globe's "Spotlight" team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests.

It is based on a series of stories by the "Spotlight" team that earned The Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The film features an ensemble cast starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, and Stanley Tucci, with Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup in supporting roles.

Spotlight was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film was released on November 6, 2015, by Open Road Films and grossed $98 million worldwide. It won numerous guilds and critics' association awards and was named one of the finest films of 2015 by various publications. Spotlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Best Original Screenplay, from six total nominations. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_(film)]


Last updated on January 13, 2019

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Tim Bondy
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